Forest Fire (14820 ha) in Laos 18 Mar 2023

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1012868
Countries: Laos
Start Date - Last detection*: 18 Mar 2023 - 23 Mar 2023
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 4 in the burned area
Burned area: 14820 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 4 14820 24 Mar 2023 04:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Laos , Province of Xiangkhoang (population 214,054) .

Radius Population
10 km 14000 people
5 km 7800 people
2 km 4400 people
1 km 3200 people
Burned Area <1000 people

Land Cover area Source
Settlement 342 m2 GHSL


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Xiangkhoang Laos 210000 people
Vientiane Laos 350000 people
Louangphrabang Laos 380000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Long Tieng 980 0 42 km
Xieng Khouang XKH 1067 Civ. Unpaved No 4900 47 km
Muang Phonsavan 1100 0 54 km
Ban Na Then 405 0 54 km
Pha Khao 1189 0 54 km
Pa Doung 1433 0 55 km
Ban Xon 305 0 56 km
Viengxay VNG unknown 0 59 km
Vang Vieng 296 0 62 km
Moung Cha 1128 0 71 km
Louang Phrabang LPQ 298 Civ. Paved No 6000 77 km
Ban Xieng Keo 305 0 80 km
Ban Done 213 0 103 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Nam Ngum Nam Ngum 1972 100 km

Nuclear plants

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